Obituaries

Apr 3, 2022

Anthony Jon Carstensen, 78, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend was called to his eternal resting place on Sunday, April 3, 2022.

He entered this world on November 26, 1943 in Waterloo, IA, born to Dale and Mary Carstensen. He is survived by his wife, Anne Carstensen; step-daughter, Taylor Morgan; daughter, Karen Neal; son, Patrick Carstensen;...

Apr 3, 2022

John Paolino died on Sunday, April 3, 2022. It was a beautiful Sunday morning when John took his last breath at home. John was born on April 23, 1951, in Hobbs, New Mexico to John Paolino, Sr. and Billie Mae Walker. John always said that Hobbs was a great place to grow up. He knew that he...

Apr 3, 2022

A service will be held Monday, April 11, 2022, 10:00 a.m. at FRENCH-Wyoming. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Apr 3, 2022

Norman Kusnetz

Born March 17th 1928 in New York, died April 3rd 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was 94 years old. Norman was raised in Brooklyn by his grandfather, Hyman and his mother Frances, a younger brother Seymour died when Norman was two, his father passed in 1943, when Norman was 14. Norman graduated...

Apr 3, 2022

Mary Frances Blake House was born August 2, 1931 in Winfield Kansas, and departed this life at age 90 in Albuquerque, NM on April 3, 2022.

She is survived by her five children: Mary Sue House of Oklahoma City, OK;  Harry (Susan) House, Jr. of Colleyville, TX; Frances (Rodney) Brown of Abilene, TX; Tom House of Albuquerque,...

Apr 3, 2022

Carolyn Mady passed away quietly on April 3, 2022, with her family and friends surrounding her. Carolyn Barton Mady, born April 19, 1940, lived a full, beautiful, adventure-filled life. Carolyn was a formidable woman with an amazing sense of humor and a beautiful laugh. She would defend those she loved and her beliefs passionately with her razor-sharp...

Apr 2, 2022

Vincent Mark D'Angelo, 67, went home to our Lord on Saturday, April 2, 2022, in the comfort of his home after bravely battling ALS for the past five years. Mark was born Sunday, October 10, 1954 in Albuquerque, NM to Vincent D'Angelo and Anne (Candelaria) Smail. Mark attended Rio Grande High School (class of 1972) where he played clarinet...

Apr 1, 2022

Joseph (Dominic) Robert Thomas Critchlow born April 21, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 in Albuquerque, NM. Born to Earl Ross Crichlow and Margaret Barbara (Miller) Critchlow of Pittsburgh. In February of 1952 he took the name of Brother Dominic as he entered the Passionist Order. After retirement, he moved to Albuquerque, NM. He was...

Apr 1, 2022

Socorro Medina, 76, beloved mother, grandmother, and wife, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on April 1, 2022. She entered this world on May 4, 1945 in Durango, Mexico, born to Jose Quinones and Teresa Aranda. She loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren, and bird Pepe. Socorro will be remembered as a warm...

Apr 1, 2022

Jorge de Armas, age 89, passed away Friday, April 1st, 2022, in Albuquerque, NM. He was a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He loved good food, Spanish wine, and a lively game of dominoes. Jorge was born December 1st, 1932, in Colon, a city in the Matanzas province of Cuba. His parents were Hector and Rafaela de...

Apr 1, 2022

Patricia Jeanne Gaw Gafford, a resident of Albuquerque since 1971, passed away on April 1, 2022.

She was preceded by her husband, Dale; her parents; and sister, Lucile. She is survived by her stepdaughter, Lisa Gafford of Ft. Worth; nieces, Karen, Sharyn; nephew, Byron; seven grand-nieces and nephews; and several great-grand nieces and nephews.

Jeanne...

Apr 1, 2022

Patricia (Patt) Cain of Bernalillo, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of April 1, 2022. A hard fall at home caused a severe brain injury, from which she did not recover.

Born on November 24, 1943, to Ruth and Jack Thomas in Boise, Idaho, Patt spent most of her childhood in...

Apr 1, 2022

Robert Charles (Bob) Cornett, of Albuquerque, passed away peacefully at his home, on April 1, 2022. He was 69 years old. Bob was born on Tuesday, November 18, 1952, in Centerville, Iowa to Josephine Ray and Wilbur Lee Cornett. He grew up in the small southeast Iowa town of Moulton. Bob was a very curious child. He was a...

Mar 31, 2022

Eleanor Jean Adams, 88, loving mother, was called to Heaven on March 31, 2022.

She entered this world on April 10, 1933, in Schenectady, NY, born to Emil and Margaret Hauser. Jean will be remembered for her smile, humor, kindness, and ability to make everyone feel special.

She is preceded in death by...

Mar 31, 2022

Earl H. Helgesen of Albuquerque, NM, went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2022. He was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1932 to parents Torleif and Aagot (Ersted) Helgesen from Norway. His childhood memories were those of stickball games in the streets of Brooklyn with other children of first-generation immigrants. Earl saw action in Korea...

Mar 31, 2022

Sherrell G. Schwartzman, 82, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, quietly passed away on March 31, 2022. Sherrell was born April 4, 1939, to Wayne and Margaret Thurman. She was well known for her elegance, grace, feistiness, leadership, organizational skills, and her tireless volunteer work for the Ballut Abyad Shrine Circus. Sherrell graduated from Valley High School in 1958 and was...

Mar 30, 2022

Donald L. Roberts, 83, died Wednesday March 30, 2022.  He is survived by his loving wife Sally, daughter Sheryl, sister Carol, granddaughters Ashley and Taylor and great grandsons Anderson and Easton.  He was born in Dodge City, Kansas, and spent most of his youth in Wichita.  He was a bassoon student at the Curtis Institute of Music, received his...

Mar 29, 2022

Andrea (Andy) Katherine Crouch, the feisty, beautiful, sweet-treat-loving Matriarch of our family, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in September of 1940, she moved to the states when she was 12 and just 5 years later married the love of her life at 17. She was preceded...

Mar 28, 2022

Sarah Rose Amato Gibson left this world on Monday, March 28, 2022, at age 52. She is survived by her husband, Tim Gibson; her parents, Agostino, and Maria Amato; brothers: Gabriele and wife Rita, Ettore, and wife Reba; she also leaves behind many cousins; Maryann and Jason, Megan and family, Holly, and family; and Tim’s children that she loved...

Mar 28, 2022

Roland W. Krug, a long-time resident of Albuquerque NM, passed away suddenly March 28, 2022 at the age of 95. He was born April 25, 1926 in South Pasadena, CA as the fifth and youngest child of Walter L. and Ruth B. (Pitkin) Krug. Roland grew up with three sisters, Lorayn, Hollys and Wensley and one brother, Norval. After...